Dell PowerEdge R320 Technical Manual page 41


IPMITool: The IPMITool includes scriptable console application programs used to control and
manage remote systems using IPMI version 1.5 and later protocol versions.
OpenManage Integration with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage integrates iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller functionality with several leading third-
party consoles, including Microsoft System Center, VMware vCenter and BMC Software BladeLogic
and ProactiveNet Performance Management.
Microsoft System Center offers management of applications, services, physical resources,
hypervisors, software defined networks, configuration and automation in a single comprehensive
platform. For customers with existing investments in MS System Center, Dell offers the OpenManage
Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center, a portfolio of software tools that streamline and
optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of managing Dell hardware with System Center.
Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center includes:

Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager (SCOM): This suite of Dell Server Management Packs enables several functions through
System Center Operations Manager, including agent-free and agent-based in-band and out-of
band discovery and monitoring of PowerEdge racks, towers, blades and VRTX systems.

Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI) for Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager (SCCM): This tool provides Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI), within SCCM to
manage Dell PowerEdge servers agent-free, including auto-discovery, operating system
deployment and configuration of hardware elements, (RAID, NIC, BIOS, iDRAC), OS and
hypervisor agnostic updates, firmware management and system viewer utilities.

Dell Server Deployment Pack and Dell Hardware Update Catalogs: Dell Server Deployment
Pack automates bare-metal configuration and deployment of a variety of Microsoft Windows
operating system and application versions from a central location to Dell PowerEdge servers
across a network. Dell Server Update Catalogs scan and update BIOS, firmware and drivers for
PowerEdge servers.

Dell Server PRO Management Pack with PRO-Tips for Microsoft System Center Virtual
Machine Manager (SCVMM): This pack integrates Dell PowerEdge server knowledge with
Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and Operations Manager
(SCOM). Dell Server PRO Management Pack provides effective management of Dell physical
servers that host virtual workloads running on Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V by monitoring
the health of the host system and enabling recommendations and remedial actions (PRO-Tips)
when a compromised system is identified.

OpenMange Integration for VMware vCenter: This plug-in allows IT administrators to monitor,
provision, and manage the physical PowerEdge server hardware and firmware from a dedicated
Dell menu accessed through the VMware vCenter console. IT Administrators use the same role-
based, access-control model within vCenter to combine physical and virtual server management.

BMC Software: BMC offers best-in-class integration of OpenManage iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller technology within select BMC Enterprise Systems Management (ESM) portfolio
products.
OpenManage Connections with third-party consoles
Dell OpenManage Connections are designed specifically for monitoring Dell server and storage
platforms within infrastructures managed by HP Operations Manager, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
or Computer Associates (CA) Network and Systems Management (NSM). OpenManage Connections
41 PowerEdge R320 Technical Guide